Neverness to Everness Beginner’s Guide

So you just downloaded Neverness to Everness. Maybe a friend told you about it, or you saw a clip online and thought it looked cool. Either way, welcome. This game has a lot going on, and it can feel overwhelming at first. But once you understand the basics, it all clicks. This guide breaks everything down so you can hit the ground running.

Understanding Your Two Main Levels

Before anything else, you need to know about the two types of levels in Neverness to Everness.

• Hunter Level goes up as you do activities in the game. Every time it increases, you get free rewards.
• Appraisal Level unlocks once your Hunter Level hits certain checkpoints. This one matters a lot because it gives you access to harder content and lets you raise the level cap on your characters.

Think of Hunter Level as your daily progress and Appraisal Level as the gate that opens up the real game. Nevertheless, both levels are crucial to progress and unlock more content.

How to Level Up Fast

The quickest way to gain experience is by spending your stamina on Anomaly Zones. Stamina refills at one point every 6 minutes, and the cap sits at 240 points, so that's a full 24 hours to fill up completely.

Not sure which zone to pick? Start with Houdini's Magic Stage. It drops experience materials that work for any character, so you're not locked into a choice you might regret later.

Each zone also lets you claim double rewards, which is great if you're short on time. Three quick runs a day is honestly enough to stay on track.

Other solid ways to earn experience include:

• Daily missions
• Exploration guides
• Anomaly commissions
• Side quests
• In-game dates and random activities around the city

Most of these are one-time things you can do at your own pace. As long as you're logging in, doing your dailies, and using your stamina, you're already ahead of most beginners.

The Tycoon System

Here's something a lot of new players ignore, and they regret it later. Neverness to Everness has an entire business management system, and it's basically a second game inside the main one.

As soon as you can, push through the main story until you meet a character named Chiz. Her quest unlocks the Tycoon menu, which opens up cafes, deliveries, races, and more.

Opening Your Cafe

Your cafe earns you passive income while you're out doing other things in the game. It even keeps working when you're offline. Here's how it works:

• You assign employees to your cafe. Each one has a skill. For example, Edgar boosts customer traffic by 18.
• You set a menu based on ingredients you buy from shops around the city.
• Your cafe earns money based on how well it's set up.

One mistake to avoid: don't over-buy ingredients early on. Menu items upgrade as you level up, and if you stock too much of one ingredient, like apples for apple pies, you'll be stuck with leftovers you can't use when better items unlock.

Restock in 4-hour windows while you're still figuring things out. If you're logging off for the day, then a 24-hour restock is fine.

Also, buy furniture for your cafe as soon as you can afford it. It raises your cafe's popularity, which brings in more customers, which means more money. It's always a net win.

City Stamina and How to Spend It

The Tycoon system has its own stamina called City Stamina. This one resets weekly, and you can increase the cap by raising your Tycoon Level.

City Stamina is used for:

• Deliveries — move cargo around the city for a payout, with urgent ones paying more
• Races — compete in different circuits and earn achievement rewards
• Barista mini-game — think Starbucks, but in a game world
• Taxi mode — pick up passengers and get rated on your service

The good news is that no matter which activity you choose, every City Stamina point you spend equals 1,000 funds. So just pick the one you enjoy most.

What to Spend Your Money On

Once you start stacking funds, here's a simple priority order:

1. Invest back into your cafes — furniture, supplies, better menus
2. Hunter Exchange — this shop gives you pool currency and upgrade materials for your characters
3. Cars and fashion — fun stuff, but not urgent early on

Your Apartment and the Home System

Once you buy your first apartment, you can place Anomaly Furniture inside. These are items you get from beating anomalies around the city. They're not just decorative either. Each one gives you a passive bonus. For example, boxing gloves boost your crit damage, and a phone lets you teleport back home.

Decorating your place raises your House Comfort level, which upgrades other home features over time.

You can also invite characters to live with you. They'll interact with your furniture, and you can do activities together to raise your Bond Level with them. Giving them daily gifts works too. Higher bond levels unlock dates, special rewards, and other bonuses.

Combat and Elements: How Fighting Works

Every character in Neverness to Everness has four move types:

• Basic Attack
• Hold Attack
• Skill
• Ultimate

You can freely swap between characters during combat, either manually or by using a Cycle Skill. Cycle Skills activate when a small gauge fills up, and they trigger different effects based on which two elements are on the field at the same time.

How Elemental Reactions Work

Elements can only react with neighboring ones on a circular dial. Not every element pairs with every other one. Here's a quick look at the reactions:

• Nova — applies a debuff for 5 seconds, then hits for big damage when it expires
• Scorch — deals damage over time for 15 seconds
• Discord — a triple reaction that happens when Nova and Scorch are both on an enemy at the same time, dealing break damage
• Blossom — spawns a flower near enemies that explodes every 2 seconds
• Remora — slows enemy movement speed with a decaying debuff
• Charge — a triple reaction that restores ultimate energy when Blossom flowers hit enemies affected by Remora
• Hex — follow-up damage equal to 20% of wind and fire damage
• Stain — boosts your psyche and light damage by 20% for 12 seconds

For free-to-play players, Nova-based teams are worth trying early on. The damage output is strong and can help you clear harder content before you've had time to build a polished team.

Gear: Arcs and Consoles

Arcs (Weapons)

Arcs are weapons you equip to your characters. Each character can only use a specific arc type, and arcs come with stats and passive abilities. You level them up with materials, and using duplicate arcs upgrades the passive skill.

You can get arcs from the Arc Shop or by beating certain anomalies. Don't rush into committing to arcs early. You'll pick up several good free ones just from playing, like from defeating the Headless Biker.

Consoles (Artifacts)

Consoles are gear pieces that provide random stats and set bonuses. You farm them from the Rabbit Hole Anomaly Zone.

You can see all the sub-stats before you invest in upgrading it. In most games, you have to level up gear just to find out if the stats are good, which wastes a ton of resources. NTE shows you what you're working with upfront. If the stats look bad, skip it. If they look good, invest.

A practical tip: wait until level 30 before farming Consoles seriously. Higher-tier pieces start dropping at that point, and you don't want to waste time grinding gear that will quickly become outdated.

Character Building Tips

Awakenings

When you get duplicate copies of a character when pulling a banner, those go into Awakenings. Each duplicate gives you a point you can use to activate bonus effects. The cool part is that you can turn these on and off whenever you want. So even with just one or two extra copies, you can adapt your setup without being locked into a fixed path.

Esper Abilities

These enhance your character's attacks and unlock Life Skills that help with making money in the Tycoon system. There are also Support Skills with extra effects. These take time to fully upgrade, and they're tied to your Ascension Level, so keep that in mind as you progress.

Final Tips Before You Jump In

Here's a quick summary of the most important things to keep in mind as a beginner:

1. Use your stamina every day — Houdini's Magic Stage is your safest early bet
2. Unlock Cheese's quest early — the Tycoon system is massive and starts earning for you passively
3. Don't overstock cafe ingredients — restock in 4-hour chunks until you know which menu items you'll actually use
4. Decorate your cafe — it directly boosts income
5. Check gear stats before upgrading — NTE shows you everything upfront, so use that to your advantage
6. Wait until level 30 for Console farming — no point grinding gear you'll replace soon
7. Have fun with City Stamina activities — they all pay the same per stamina point, so just do what you enjoy

Neverness to Everness has a lot of layers, but none of it is too hard to understand once you see how the pieces fit together. Start with leveling up, get your cafe running early, and don't be afraid to explore everything the game offers. The combat is fun, the side content is surprisingly deep, and there's always something to work toward. Now get in there and build your empire.

Good luck with your gacha to get the best characters in the game!